We speak with series stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Wilson Cruz, Mary Wiseman, Blu De Barrio, Doug Jones, David Ajala, and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise about what to expect in Star Trek: Discovery Season 5.
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Paramount+’s The Tiger’s Apprentice is available for streaming now. And we had the chance to talk to director Raman Hui about the film, as well as some favorite dim sum items to eat.
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Halo is back for a second season on Paramount+! The adaptation of the legendary video game series debuted last year on the streaming platform, and quickly became the service’s most watched original to date. And with a reception like that, you know they had to up the ante this season, expanding the universe with new characters while evolving fan favorites.
Continue reading “Marching into Season 2 with ‘Halo’ Stars Joseph Morgan and Bokeem Woodbine”
The new Paramount+ animated film, The Tiger’s Apprentice, is arriving just in time for the Lunar New Year (yet two years past the Year of the Tiger). Based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Laurence Yep, it follows 15-year-old Tom Lee who, in the aftermath of his grandmother’s death, becomes the apprentice to the tiger zodiac, Hu, and rise to the occasion of becoming the guardian of an ancient phoenix.
Continue reading “Despite Potential, ‘The Tiger’s Apprentice’ is a Rushed Effort”
Paramount+ has unleashed a brand-new trailer for The Tiger’s Apprentice, a new animated film based on the popular children’s book series of the same name by Laurence Yep which inserts the mythology of the Chinese Zodiac into a modern-day story about a teenager who discovers that he comes from a long-linage of mystical protectors known as the guardians.
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Baby Shark is a cultural phenomenon all over the world. For many parents, it’s a staple for those who are child-rearing to hear the famous song: “Baby Shark.” Like many songs, the beat is infectious, staying in your head long after the music ends. To know that there will be a movie, Paramount+’s Baby Shark’s Big Movie, centering this character, many fear that it would become an endless droning of the beat “do do do do do.”
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds balances an ensemble cast of beloved legacy and new characters on the USS Enterprise. Chief among those known is the future Lieutenant, here an Ensign, Nyota Uhura, played to spectacular fare by actor Celia Rose Gooding.*
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Franchise resurrection. That’s a feat in Hollywood rarely ever achieved by most franchises, outside of, perhaps, Fast and Furious. Much like that movie series, there was a time when the Mission: Impossible faced the relative threat of extinction. But suddenly, it came skyrocketing back in 2010, with Ghost Protocol and the insane stunt work of its maestro, actor and star, Tom Cruise.
Continue reading “NOC Review: ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ is a Non-Stop Thrill Ride”
Tom Cruise is flying high off of Top Gun: Maverick; the movie that saved Hollywood’s box office… after Shang Chi, Venom 2, and Spider-Man: No Way Home also saved Hollywood’s box office! Nevertheless, the one thing we know about Cruise is he brings the quality, the excitement, and the commitment to all his projects. And because of this, the Mission: Impossible franchise has just gotten better and better with each installment. Now we have the latest trailer for this summer’s Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. And it looks as astonishing as ever!
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Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is finally hitting theaters this week! And for anyone who has ever picked up a D20, it’s a celebration, because fans are finally getting the adaptation they deserve. The movie is fun, action packed, and incredibly funny, with a lot of heart! And a huge part of that is certainly because of the terrific performances and chemistry of its cast. And within an ensemble of terrific and hilarious stand-outs, one charming performance stole every scene: Regé-Jean Page as Xenk!
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At the end of this month, one of the most charming surprises to hit cinemas this Spring will be making its debut with Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Now, it’s a hard thing to adapt a role-playing game with passionate but somewhat niche audience. How do you satisfy fans and players while appealing to mainstream audiences who have never played the game? Well we at The Nerds of Color would love to offer opinions that represent both perspectives: a player’s perspective, and a non-player’s perspective. This review will be from someone who has played before.
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As we are halfway through our return to the 25th Century, we can pretty much settle into the rhythm of Star Trek: Picard. It’s a bit of a clunky narrative but a lot of fun character work for new and returning players. Most discouraging but perhaps least surprising is for all the things Season 3 has done to get us those wonderful character moments, it can’t escape the Kurtzman of it all and has at its center a big dumb mystery around Jack Crusher.
Continue reading “How I Learned to Stop Worrying About ‘Star Trek’ Canon and Enjoy the Big Dumb Mystery”
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is coming! But hot off the early screenings at SXSW this past week, reviews are flying and the movie is looking good as gold! So with buzz like that, it’s no wonder Paramount is bringing the adventure to fans everywhere even sooner!
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It may be almost spring, but it’s not too late to get spooky! Season 1 of School Spirits premieres March 9 on Paramount+ and we couldn’t be more excited for our newest YA obsession.
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We’re counting down to the debut of Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves! The anticipated adaptation of the most famous RPG of all time is hitting theaters March 31. But the surprises keep on coming!
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Yellow alert! This was still an overall enjoyable episode with a mix of good and somewhat forced character beats. However, some of the internal logic is starting to be concerning.
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We’re nearing the end of February, folks, which means we’re about one month away from the journeying to the world of Dungeons and Dragons when Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves hits theaters March 31, 2023. And to prep you for your quest, Paramount has released a special feature unleashing all the creepy, powerful, insane creatures you’ll meet along the way!
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Mercifully, Picard is not hiding the ball. A recurrent problem with a lot of serialized shows is setting up a lot of mysteries that are slowly dripped throughout the season and you have to hope the mystery at the end is worth it.
Continue reading “‘Star Trek: Picard’ — That’s Not How Accents Work”
Holland Roden starred as Lydia Martin on MTV’s Teen Wolf. After six seasons, our favorite banshee is back in Teen Wolf: The Movie, which is now streaming on Paramount+. The actress has also started her own rewatch podcast, Howler Back Now!
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Star Trek has always wrestled with managing its legacy and the ability to do something new. Fans are always a prickly bunch judging a new series, movie, or a given episode as to whether or not it feels like Star Trek.
Continue reading “‘Star Trek: Picard’ — Once More Unto the Breach”
In anticipation for the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard, Keith welcomes his brother Raymond to Hard NOC Life as they countdown their top five episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation!
Gather up your party because a new, full trailer for Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has appeared!
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Babylon, the latest epic from Whiplash director Damien Chazelle, tackles many issues about the golden era of Hollywood. Chief among them are issues dealing with blackface and the horrible way people of color, even celebrities, were treated within the industry.
Continue reading “Surviving ‘Babylon’ Unscathed with Star Jovan Adepo”